NOT NEWS 2004 Editor: Stephen Lester Production: Carly Sebestyen Jane Rasmussen

VUGRAPH & THE LIKE TIM BOURKE’S by John Scudder DAILY PLAY PROBLEM Although it is unusual to see anonymous letters pub- lished in a Letters to the Editor section of a newspaper 8. Red Menace and it would be normal to ignore views to which a writer is unwilling to put their name, I choose to respond to the South deals, all vul criticisms expressed in Sunday’s NOT News. North The ] A K 9 6 4 As part of cost containment procedures implemented by [ Q 8 4 3 the ABF Management Committee for the 2004 Festival, } A 5 the Prize Presentation & Vugraph were both removed { A 9 from the programme. I believe that this decision was well received by the players in the Round-of-16 and by the Executive of Canberra Bridge Club (who had under- South taken the not inconsiderable task of producing the ] 2 Vugraph in previous years). [ A K J 10 2 In order to fill the gap, I have instituted a Novelty Pairs } Q 7 event (about which you will read more tomorrow). { K Q 7 6 3

Using BridgeBase Online for an online Vugraph West North East South I expressed interest in using BridgeBase Online to 1[ display the final of the NOT, especially as it was being 3} 4NT Pass 5[ played on a public holiday. However, I was not able to Pass 5NT Pass 7{ find a volunteer who would take on the entire project. Pass 7[ All pass

In addition, there were technical difficulties in presenting the Open Final from the Spring Nationals. As late as West leads the five of trumps on which East last Wednesday, the BridgeBase Online proprietors discards a diamond. were still unhappy that they had not been able to trace the reason for the problem encountered. You have 11 top tricks and could two clubs in dummy to bring the total to 13. Is that the best plan? Given the significant risk of a glitch occurring during the WEB Cast of the NOT Final, I was not willing to disap- point the bridge players of Australia again. ONE PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS Instead, I have asked the ABF Technology Committee (which is chaired by Justin Stark) to consider appointing Carole Rothfield models an appropriately credentialled person to be the Liaison the 2004 ANC T-shirt. Officer between the ABF and BridgeBase Online so This year’s Melbourne that, in the future, Conveners will have a source of the ANC offers $15,000 technology and expertise required. Having spent a num- worth of prizes, includ- ber of evenings helping Frank Budai get ready for the ing weekends for two at Vugraph of the Spring National Finals, I can assure you that there is need for careful planning of software, the Hyatt Regency equipment and staff as well as a number of practice Coolum, Hospitality sessions before the “big day”. Plus and a Champagne Supper. Every entrant gets a ticket in the raffle for a return flight to Table Tally Europe.

at Midnight 20/01/2004 Held at the VBA Club Rooms in Murrumbeena 4083 from July 23 - August 6.

NOT NEWS # 8 Wednesday, January 21, 2004 Page 1 SWPT RYDGES SWPT RYDGES AFTER ROUND SIX DATUMS

Pl Tm Name Score Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 001 002 Paul Marston 143 Matthew Thomson 1 -370 440 40 Gabi Lorentz John Lester 2 30 50 -1050 Stephen Burgess Ashley Bach 3 -550 340 -80 002 006 Cathy Chua 125 Chris Hughes 4 20 -280 230 George Smolanko David Lilley 5 -40 640 110 003 008 Tim Bourke 124 Margaret Bourke 6 300 -470 -30 Arjuna De Livera David Smith 7 -640 1450 160

8 -10 -80 380 004 007 Theo Antoff 121 Jamie Ebery Leigh Gold 9 220 130 -610 Albert Simpson

10 -120 -130 310 005 001 Fredy Waluyan 119 Giovani Watulingas Julius George 11 450 -150 -430 Yeloy Tontey Madja Bakara Bert Polii 12 -10 -1220 -610

006 018 Helen Lowry 118 13 -540 560 550 Elizabeth Adams Jillian Hay Tony Nunn 14 130 290 390

007 004 Andrew Braithwaite 116 15 40 -420 -160 Allan Turner Joachim Haffer Nicolas Croft 16 -400 470 450 Peter Reynolds Nigel Rosendorff 17 210 410 310

008 015 Roy Nixon 115 Stephen Hurley 18 30 -100 430 Charles Snashall Grant Kilvington 19 -80 -960 360 Walter Scott Ken Forsyth 20 260 -20 -20 009 003 Matthew McManus 110 Michael Ware Sartaj Hans Avinash Kanetkar Khokan Bagchi

NOT NEWS # 8 Wednesday, January 21, 2004 Page 2 SWPT NCC SWPT NCC AFTER ROUND SIX DATUMS

Pl Tm Name Score Board Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 001 003 Jessel Rothfield 134 Seamus Browne 1 -430 350 50 Kieran Dyke Ishmael Del'Monte Robert Fruewirth 2 10 330 -1090 Carole Rothfield 3 -640 300 -70 002 001 Mary-Ann Brifman 123 Richard Jedrychowski Hugh McGann 4 -60 -650 170 Jacek Pszczola Michal Kwiecien 5 -70 640 50 Matthew Mullamphy

003 002 Barry Noble 122 6 270 -340 -30 George Bilski Terry Brown 7 -640 1340 110 Phil Gue Michael Prescott Bob Richman 8 -40 -60 420

004 007 Peter Fordham 119 9 190 -60 -630 Arian Lasocki Richard Brightling Ian Thomson 10 -100 -190 250

005 019 Justin Stark 119 11 450 -270 -400 Robert Gallus Andrew Mill Cathy Mill 12 30 -1290 -490

006 017 Robert Dalley 118 13 -630 640 620 Paul Lavings Max Hitter Thomas Reiner 14 450 380 450

007 006 Callin Gruia 117 15 -60 -430 -330 Wally Malaczynski Apolinary Kowalski Miroslaw Milaszewski 16 -260 170 460

008 021 Marlene Watts 114 17 150 400 240 Berenice Folkard Robert Milward Helen Milward 18 140 -110 500

009 026 Peter Kahler 114 19 Tony Marinos 50 -860 380 Jeanette Collins Stan Klofa 20 390 -140 110 David Vaughan

010 123 Raman Jegathesan 114 Ganesh Lingham NATIONAL Kandiah Suntharamoorthy Sanmugar Kamalarasa CONVENTION CENTRE

NOT NEWS # 8 Wednesday, January 21, 2004 Page 3 Disappearing Tricks MEET JOHN WIGNALL (CONTINUED) When this deal appeared at the National Trials late in The present March the declarer, after reaching the wrong contract, These days I play in a few Seniors events, mainly to had to play well to make one of his losers disappear into help generate a bit of interest, and the occasional local thin air. (Ed: this article is from a newspaper column) or national championship. In some ways I think I am a more mature and therefore better player than I was, but South deals, EW vul the training and the concentration is not there like it ] A 10 9 used to be. [ Q 8 } Q J 9 2 I try to keep my family out of the firing line but if you { A 10 7 4 insist - my first wife came from a bridge-playing family ] K 5 3 2 ] 8 6 4 and of course I met her at the bridge club. We had three [ 10 [ 9 7 6 4 3 children. The youngest, Keith, is a promising player and } A 10 8 4 } K 7 3 { Q J 8 2 { K 6 a competent Director. He helps me when I need a ] Q J 7 sounding board for articles, Laws problems, etc. I met [ A K J 5 2 Adele at the bridge table years ago in Wanganui and } 6 5 she became my second wife. She accompanies me { 9 8 5 when I travel, but she has to work. She deals with social arrangements, meals, etc. When South decided his hand was worth an opening bid, the partnership was headed for trouble:

West North East South 1[ Pass 2{ Pass 2[ Pass 4[ All Pass

In response to the opening bid, North might have bid a simple 3NT, but good players do not like to jump about when there may be more in the offing so he marked time by bidding 2{. The 2[ rebid convinced him that South had a long heart suit (as indeed he should have had) so he settled for 4[. And there was South, commit- ted to making 10 tricks when nine would have been easy in no trumps.

West, afraid to attack one of the side suits in case he Del, Frankie (aka young Blue Eyes), and John gave away a cheap trick, started the defence with the 10 of hearts and declarer viewed his dummy with no great confidence. There were two tricks to lose in dia-

monds, two in clubs and some luck required in the The WBF is part of the Olympic movement. Bridge has spade suit. He won the first trick with dummy’s [Q and been recognised as a sport. Many national bridge or- when he continued with a second round and West ganisations have joined their National Olympic Commit- showed out, prospects were even worse, as he sud- tee. More are trying and this must continue. The Italian denly had a heart loser as well. President sits on the Council of the NOC. It was never a real possibility that bridge would be part of the Olympic South switched to a diamond to the jack and king. This Summer Games. The Winter Games were possible but was only the third trick but the crucial point of the deal probably not now. had been reached. East had to switch to {K or the de- clarer was going to make his contract. Not surprisingly, However, there are other sports or games like chess, he did not find this difficult defence, instead leading a Go, backgammon, and even darts, billiards, etc. I have spade to the queen, king and ace. South came to hand little doubt that in the not too distant future we will have with ]J and led a second diamond. West went in with a Mind Sports Olympics as part of the Olympic move- the ace and belatedly switched to a club. Dummy won ment. Meantime, we have decided to follow the Olympic with the ace to leave this position. The declarer had won tradition, to adopt the principles, and more recently to five tricks and the defenders two. join the campaign against drugs in sport. We continue to knock on the door. We hope more NBO's make an effort ] 10 and both José Damiani and I will help if we can. [ --- } Q 9 There follows a deal I found amusing because the West { 10 7 4 ] 5 ] 6 player was at the time riding his partner and doing his [ --- [ 7 6 4 best to find fault. When I emerged with 10 tricks he } 10 8 } 7 bounced out of his chair, demanding to know why East { Q J 8 { K had ruffed the diamond. He asked me "Was that a los- ] 7 [ A J 5 ing diamond?" Of course with a straight face I had to tell } --- the truth. "Yes it was". He nearly had a fit! { 9 8

NOT NEWS # 8 Wednesday, January 21, 2004 Page 4 In dummy, declarer cashed }Q, discarding a club from FORTITUTE IN THE 4-3 FIT hand, and then cashed ]10 to bring his tally to seven by Richard Hills tricks. Then came }9 from the table, and what could East do? If he discarded a club South would ruff with his Mixed Pairs, Session 2, Board 9, North deals, EW vul small and the ace and jack of hearts would bring R. Hills the total to 10 tricks. So he ruffed in with [6, but this ] Q J 9 3 was no better. Declarer discarded his last club and [ 10 7 5 made the last three tricks with the ace, jack and five of } 10 4 2 hearts. { K Q 6

One of his losers had disappeared and South had made A. Pettigrew J. Midgley his, rather fortunate, contract. ] --- ] A K 10 8 7 5 4 [ K Q 3 [ A J 6 4 PLAY OR DEFEND? } K J 9 6 5 } A 3 { 10 9 7 4 2 { --- Swiss Pairs, Session 3, Board 3, South deals, EW vul D. Kemp ] Q 4 3 ] 6 2 [ 10 5 4 [ 9 8 2 } K 9 7 } Q 8 7 { Q J 8 5 { A J 8 5 3 ] K 10 ] A 7

[ K Q 9 8 7 3 [ A 6 2 East showed a strong hand with spades and hearts. } 8 } Q J 10 6 3 West correctly evaluated her cards as providing more { A K 6 3 { 9 4 2 tricks in a suit than in notrumps, so bypassed 3NT to ] J 9 8 6 5 2 raise to 4[. Excited by the news of heart support, East [ J raised to 6[. } A 5 4 2 { 10 7 South found the best lead of {A, ruffed by declarer. West North East South Declarer now cashed ace and king of spades, then led a Prescott Richman third round of spades. South correctly ruffed in with the 2} 1 eight of trumps, overruffed with dummy’s queen. 3[ 3] 4] Pass 4NT Pass 5[ Pass Now declarer cleverly cashed king and ace of diamonds 6[ All Pass (in case South could profitably discard a diamond), then led a fourth round of spades. 1. Multi Again South correctly ruffed in, and South’s nine of Looking at all four trumps was overruffed with dummy’s king. hands, do you want to play or defend 6[? Mike But declarer simply cashed the ace and jack of trumps, Prescott brought home then led out the now established spades. The only de- 6[ from the West seat fensive trick was North’s [10. +1430 for fortitude in the in this fashion: bidding, and for fortitude in the play.

North led a low spade, “Curious hand”, said Oscar the Owl. “The trump suit which declarer won in breaks 3-3, the suit is solid down to the jack, yet the hand with ]K. He only defensive trick is a natural trump trick.” played }8; after some thought North played low and South won }A, DUPLIMATE WORKSHOP switching to {10.

Prescott won {K, Michael Prescott Thursday 9am cashed [A and played 1st Floor Rydges [3 to dummy’s [6. A diamond ruff and a spade to the ace was followed by another diamond ruff, felling • Getting the most out of Duplimate dealing North’s }K. Mike now crossed to [A, drawing the last machines trump and discarded his two club losers on the two es- tablished diamonds. • All about the software and machine-related issues But would you really like to play 6[? On Mike’s line of play, if North inserts [10 on the second round of trumps, there is no longer an to ruff a second dia- MORE DIRECTOR COLLECTIVE SUGGESTIONS: mond, and the contract fails. Defending is fun some- times, especially if you can spot an entry-denying play. • a huddle, a glut, a conspiracy, a swarm, a spite, a growth, a cancer and a plague of directors Prescott - Richman went on to finish fifth in the event.

NOT NEWS # 8 Wednesday, January 21, 2004 Page 5 SENIORS CATEGORY WINNERS FROM THE APPEALS ROOM

Best Mixed Australian Swiss Pairs, Round 5 Board 5, North deals, NS vul Earl Dudley, Anne Powell, Ruth Jamieson, ] Q 8 6 Peter Jamieson [ J 5 4 3 } A 10 5 2 Best Womens { K 8 ] 7 3 2 ] K 4 Betty Priestley, Kyoko Luiker, Janice Harris, [ 6 [ A Q 7 2 Patricia Matheson } Q 9 6 3 } J 8 4 { A J 10 7 5 { Q 6 4 2 Best Veterans ] A J 10 9 5 [ K 10 9 8 Jessel Rothfield, Carole Rothfield, Michael Kent, } K 7 Joan Kent { 9 3 West North East South Best Country Pass 1{ 1] 4{ Pass 1 Pass 4[ Wayne Choy-Show, Jack Carmody, Pass 4] All Pass Mary Winch, Tony Walford 1. Disputed hesitation

Table result: 10 tricks, +620 THE ZIGGY - JIMMY SYSTEM Datum: +120 NS Adjustment: +150 NS Open Pairs Final Session 2: Board 4 ] Q 10 6 4 3 The Director, Laurie Kelso was called to the table at the [ A 6 2 end of play. EW maintained that North had broken } 10 7 over the 4{ bid. Both North and South disputed { 8 6 3 this claim. ] J 9 5 2 ] --- [ J 5 3 [ K Q 10 9 8 4 The directing staff ruled, under Law 85B, that on the } Q J } A K 9 6 5 2 balance of probabilities, a break in tempo had occurred { A 9 5 4 { 7 and that ‘Pass’ was a logical alternative action to ] A K 8 7 South’s choice of 4[. [ 7 } 8 4 3 The score was adjusted to EW -150. { K Q J 10 2 The Committee’s Reasoning: Compare your system’s bidding methods to the Ziggy - The Committee must make a decision on the disputed facts whether a hesitation occurred. Jimmy style: The Committee is unanimous in finding that most bridge West North East South players would not bid 4[ with the South hand. Pass Pass 1[ 1 Dbl 2 Rdbl 3 1] 1NT4 2] Not being at the table, the Commit- 3[ 3] 4] 5 Pass tee upholds the Director’s ruling. 5{ 6 Pass 5} 7 Pass The adjusted score is to stand. 6[ 8 Dbl 9 All Pass The Committee believes that the 1. Takeout matter would have been easier to 2. 4+ hearts, 12-16, could have a longer suit settle had the perceived hesitation 3. 6-9, no primary fit been brought to a Director’s atten- 4. At least 5-5 hearts and another tion by the EW pair prior to dummy 5. Spade control, good hand being faced. 6. Looking for second suit Committee Personnel: Laurie Kelso 7. Second suit Phil Gue (Chairman), 8. All cards working Michael Prescott, David Appleton 9. Bottom board coming up

NOT NEWS # 8 Wednesday, January 21, 2004 Page 6 Welcome to our international visitors. SOLUTION TO TIM BOURKE’S We hope you are enjoying the Festival Welcome Welkom Yo koso DAILY PLAY PROBLEM Vince Demuy Canada

8. Red Menace Gavin Wolpert Canada Robert Herr Germany As West has 10 or 11 cards in the red suits, at- Madja Bakara Indonesia tempting to ruff clubs in dummy is perhaps not the Julius George Indonesia finest way forward, especially when the full deal is: Jet Jamaran Indonesia Bert Toar Indonesia ] A K 9 6 4 Bambang Polii Riyantho Indonesia [ Q 8 4 3 Jildy Tontey Indonesia } A 5 Ferdy Waluyan Indonesia { A 9 Giovani Watulingas Indonesia ] Q 3 ] J 10 8 7 5 Hugh McGann Ireland [ 9 7 6 5 [ --- Tad Yoshida Japan } K J 10 9 8 3 2 } 6 4 Niek Brink Netherlands { --- { J 10 8 5 4 2 Chris Ackerley NZ ] 2 [ A K J 10 2 Ashley Bach NZ Selamat datang Willkomme } Q 7 Emma Barrack NZ { K Q 7 6 3 Andy Braithwaite NZ Bob Brown NZ Instead, win the trump lead in hand with the ace, Hamish Brown NZ cash the king of trumps and ]A, then ruff a spade Sue Brown NZ high. Next play a diamond to the ace to ruff another Seamus Browne NZ spade high. After finessing West’s nine of trumps Stephen Burgess NZ these cards remain to be played: Wayne Burrows NZ ] K 9 Pat Carter NZ [ Q Karen Cumpstone NZ } 5 Carol Currey NZ { A 9 Mike Dollan NZ ] --- ] J 10 Murat Genç NZ [ 9 [ --- Annette Henry NZ } K J 10 9 } --- Anna Herries NZ { --- { J 10 8 5 Grant Jarvis NZ ] --- Jeremy Kennard NZ

[ --- David McLeish NZ n Witajcie Fáilte } Q Paula McLeish NZ { K Q 7 6 3 Darius Molloy NZ

Shirley Newton NZ When you play [Q, East has no answer. If he lets Johanna Perfect NZ go a spade the ]9 will be thirteenth trick. If he does not, the clubs will run. Margaret Perley NZ Fraser Rew NZ Arleen Schwartz NZ Alan Turner NZ Michael Ware NZ ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT Adele Wignall NZ John Wignall NZ Bienvenue Hi y’all Amendment to the Jenny Wilkinson NZ Apolinary Kowalski Poland Australian Bridge Directors’ Association Michal Kwiecien Poland Annual General Meeting Miroslaw Milaszewski Poland Jacek Pszczola Poland Thursday 22 January at 10am Ken Forsythe Scotland Richard Hillman UK Not in the Executive Room Jason Pitt UK Bhuma Rangarajan UK but in the Geneva/Nyanza Room, Gopalaswamy Rangarajan UK First Floor, Mary Oshlag USA Rydges Lakeside Richard Oshlag USA Alan Steggles USA

NOT NEWS # 8 Wednesday, January 21, 2004 Page 7 2004 NOVELTY PAIRS Moses Conditions The highlight of the evening is the variety of tortures or On Friday night, 23rd January, 2004 at 8pm you are mindtwisters Neville Moses can conjure up: invited to partake in an interesting game of bridge with Neville Moses as mine host. There will be spot prizes Dealer is compelled to open 2}. awarded for gruesome tales of woe or if none of these, No further conditions. then for brilliancies. It is recommended that you have a well-lubricated dinner with friends before embarking West deals, NS vul on this adventure with the cards. ] K J 10 4 3 2 The category prizes for the South West Pacific Teams [ 7 and the Grand Slam Trophy will be awarded during } K 10 8 5 breaks in the event. { A 5

Each player will receive two free drink vouchers re- ] A Q 9 8 7 6 5 ] — deemable on the night for either alcoholic or soft [ — [ K Q 8 3 2 drinks. Your choice of beverage may depend on the } J 9 2 } A Q 7 6 last contract you played. { K 8 3 { Q 9 6 4

To whet your appetite for the fun to be had, here is an ] — extract from Australian Bridge published nearly 30 [ A J 10 9 6 5 4 years ago. Age has not mellowed Neville, so there will } 4 3 be no normal boards, just boards with a Moses condi- { J 10 7 2

tion attached. Table 1 Extracted from West North East South 2} 1 2] Dbl 4[ 2 XMAS WITH THE MOSES’ Dbl 3 All Pass

by Ron Klinger 1. Forced 2. Thinking East’s double was for penalties 3. Knowing it wasn’t During the final week of each year Kinga and Neville

Moses of Sydney organise an unusual bridge eve- Down 3: NS -800 ning, usually a three-table affair. In addition to a

sumptuous repast, the bridge is of a nature to show Table 1 you the artificialities of this game and to alleviate the West North East South "mental-set" which predominates if you play no other 2} 1 2] 3[ Dbl card game. Board 1 of each set is normal. Boards 2 All Pass and 3 have special Moses Conditions attached (see

next column). At the end of the evening, prizes are 1. Forced awarded for first, third and fifth places.

Down 4: NS +700 (Old scoring)

EARLY WARNING – GOLD COAST CONGRESS

1. Entries are flooding in. There is a serious space problem prospect.

One, (hopefully there are others) possible solution will to be to reject late, or incomplete, entries. So don’t be late. Put your entry in well before the closing date of Friday 13th of February (or you may be VERY unlucky!)

st th 2. Note that the Congress dates are 21 February to 27 February (not 15-22 February, as listed on the back cover of our SWPT scoring booklet under forthcoming ABF Events.)

Tony Jackman (GCC Convener)

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